Uncertainty is an everyday item

It is still unclear where New Zealand is shifting to or how we are going to double exports in an uncertain world. Photo / Getty Images

Cameron Bagrie

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

Geopolitical and geostrategic risks are front and centre, too, as the world engulfs populism and self-interest.Polls in New Zealand are now portraying what the Ipsos Issues Monitor flagged in October 2024: the potential change of Government in 2026, which would be unusual after one term.That would be a remarkable outcome given the previous government’s economic management.The current Government is showing signs of losing the initiative. In the October 2024 edition of the Ipsos Issues Monitor, the Labour Party was viewed as best place...

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